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R. H. WELOH.

PAPER FILE.

Patented July 21, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

REUEL H. WVELCH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF TWVO-THIRDS TOGEORGE D. BARNARD, OF SAME PLACE.

PAPER-Fl LE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,663, dated July 21,1885.

Application filed May 17, 1884.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUEL H. VVELcH, of St. Louis, Missouri, have made anew and useful Improvement in Paper-Files, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure l is aviewin perspective of theimprovement, the door of the cabinet being open;Fig. 2, an end elevation of the upper portion of the construction; Fig.3, a view which may be regarded either as a side elevation or as a topview of the file; Fig. 4, an end elevation of one of the sub-files; Fig.5, aview in perspective of one of the sub-files, and Fig. 6, a plan viewillustrating the arrangement of the papers in one of the sub-files.

The same letters of reference denote the same parts.

The present paper-file, considered generally, consists of a revolvingframe whose shape externally resembles a rectangular parallelopipedonand whose various faces are adapted to receive and hold smaller or subpaper-files. The frame is hung in a suitable bearing or standard, sothat it can be rotated therein and to bring any one of its faces intoposition for the sub files thereon or thereto attached to be reached andexamined.

If desired, the file may be inclosed in acasing, and the same standardwhich supports the file may also be utilized to sustain a cabinet forholding the various sub-files as from time to time they become filledand are required to be stowed away. I

A, Figs. 2,3, represents the improved paperfile.

B B B represent what I term the sub-files. These sub-files are attachedto the several faces ac aa a of the main file A, substantially as shownin Figs. 2, 3. They may be permanently attached to the main file or theymay bemade removable therefrom, as desired. The sub-file issubstantially a plate or frame, b, against which the papers 0 to befiled can be laid and held by some suitable means, and, preferably, bymeans of the spring I)", Fig. 5, the spring being attached to thebearing b and adapted to press at its outer end against 50 the otherside of the paper or papers, substantially as shown in Figs. 3 and 5.The bearing (No model.)

b is conveniently held in the side pieces, 7) b which also serve toinclose the sub-file at.its sides. The sub-file is alsopreferably madewith an end piece, I), at its lower end; and when the sub-file is madedetachable from the main file it is provided with some suitable meansfor securing the sub-file to the main file, but'so that the sub-file canbe readily detached when desired. To this end the subfile is suppliedwith the flanges [2 b which are adapted to engage with correspondingflanges, a,upon the main file, and the sub-file is placed in position byslipping it endwise upon the flanges a. The main file may be constructedso that one, two, or more of the sub-files can be attached to each ofits various faces a. The journals (1 a of the main file A are held in abearing in such a manner as to enable the file to be rotated to bringeither one of its facesa 7o uppermost. This bearing may be made invarious ways. As shown in the drawings, it assumes the form of thecasing D, whose ends 01 constitute the supports for the journals a Thisenables the file to be inclosed whenever 7 desired. The casing may bemade to open in various ways in order to provide access to the file. It,for instance, may have a door, d which can be turned back upon itshinges d". The standard E, which supports the casing D, may 0 alsosupport a cabinet, F, Fig. 1.

Whenever it is desired to file a paper, or whenever it is desired toobtain a paper previously filed, the casing is opened and the file Arotated to bring that sub-file into position 8 5 to be reached in whichit is desired to file the paper or which contains the paper it isdesired to examine. Thepaper is then inserted in or withdrawn from thesub-file, as the case may be. In this manner a great many papers can 0be readily and compactly filed and very readily reached whenever it isdesired to examine them.'

The various sub-files can, as indicated in Fig. 5, be suitably labeled,so that any partieu- 5 lar paper can be readily reached.

The improvement is especially adapted for druggists prescriptions. Tothis end each sub-file may be made to contain a certain number ofprescriptions, and by examining the label the paper sought can bereadily located. When it is desired to examine apaper, it can,

by withdrawing the spring b, be taken from the sub-file, or the papercan be drawn partly out from its place in the sub-file, but so that thespring will press against its lower end, as shown in Fig. 3, by whichmeans the sub-file is made to serve as a holder for the prescriptionwhile it is being examined. After a subfile has been filled it may beremoved from the main file and stored in any suitable place, such as thecabinet F; or if the sub-files are not de tachable from the main filethe papers or prescriptions may be withdrawn from the subfiles andtransferred to any suitable receptacle. The frame A need not necessarilybe a parallelopipedon. It may, for instance, be

cylindrical, provided it is adapted to receive and carry the sub-files.

I am aware that heretofore revolving paperfiles have been used; also, afile with springs REUEL H. WELOH.

Witnesses:

CHAS. D. MOODY, OoRA E. HUNT.

